Comments on: MINI builds 1.5 millionth vehicle

By: beatusmongous

beatusmongous — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 17:35:54 +0000

LWA, PT Cruisers and Minis actually perform about the same (or at least my Cruiser did). I used to race a Cooper S on the way to work every day, and the winner was whoever got the jump off the line at Russell and Las Vegas Blvd (never by more than a car length). We stayed even all the way on to the freeway the whole time. It was weird. Even in the turns, I would hold the line right next to the Cooper S. I think the only place he had me beat was braking, but we never really did that. So the comparison may be a bit fairer than you imagine.

However, the market demographic is definitely different. No argument there.

By: mulletmaster

mulletmaster — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 16:19:12 +0000

How British is a BMW?

I wonder if a MINI is more reliable than a VW?

By: Need more oil for GM

Need more oil for GM — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 13:18:01 +0000

1.499 million of them will be in the junkyard by the next decade. BMW quality and reliability at its finest!

General Motors. An American Revolution

By: West Ryder Lunatic

West Ryder Lunatic — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 11:58:42 +0000

Give me a Fiat 500 Please =]

By: leftwingagenda

leftwingagenda — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 05:51:43 +0000

yeah, the reliability police over at consumer reports constantly rate minis “above average”, although you can clearly see some areas where they had issues, and minis typically have good resale value…i did a little googling and the jd power folks have minis rated pretty low for reliability, but they were rated 7.8/10 overall…

as far as the pt cruiser comparison goes, omg lol…we all know those suck, so who cares how many there are? many of those were purchased by rental car companies, too, so you’re not comparing apples to apples…totally different buyers, different market segment, different price, different everything…not comperable…

By: sprockkets

sprockkets — Tue, 07 Jul 2009 00:34:20 +0000

CR says otherwise. And if they did have poor quality, their resale value wouldn’t be as good as it is either.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:55:41 +0000

sprockkets, MINI’s have pretty poor reliability and overall quality.

By: howsmydriving

howsmydriving — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 22:21:32 +0000

Just to put things in perspective, Chrysler has sold way more than 1 million PT Cruisers, launched just a short time before Mini was launched.

By: johnnycanuck

johnnycanuck — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:21:55 +0000

Man, If your club is Chile Red you need to slow it down and loosen your grip.

By: sprockkets

sprockkets — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:15:38 +0000

Contrary to what you think A4, Mini’s have high reliability. Go figure.

Besides, how many other vehicles can command such a high price and sell, not to mention one of the highest resale values?

By: Impulsive

Impulsive — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 21:14:27 +0000

BINGO !!!!! That’s a lot of unreliable crap that’s overpriced and underengineered.

By: Borat

Borat — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:55:59 +0000

This is not bad for very expensive car. BMW knows a thing or two about marketing and car manufacturing.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:46:01 +0000

then again, i guess that is a symbol of British design and engineering.

By: A4

A4 — Mon, 06 Jul 2009 20:45:38 +0000

1.5 million and they still cant build them right